Successful Leadership And Championship Team Building

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Successful Leadership And
Championship Team Buildingmaking those around
us better

• Stan Laing
• Executive Director of Athletics
• Northside ISD, San Antonio, Texas
• Stanley.laing_at_nisd.net [phone]

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Be A Game Changer!

• Everyone wins when a leader gets better.
• -DW Rutledge
• Leadership is about others success.
• -Brad McCoy
• The greatest thing youll ever do is make someone
  else great.
• -Derwin Gray
• School and Family is all our kids have
• -DW Rutledge

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Coaches - Mentors
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The Heart and Soul of Leadership is a Shared
Purpose

• The Northside Independent School District
  Athletic Program plays an integral part in
  student learning and the development of well
  rounded students.  The purpose of our athletic
  program is to promote high academic standards
  along with developing strong character. Our
  coaches are committed to developing our young men
  and women to be the best possible student,
  athlete, and citizen they can possibly become
  through the spirit of competition. Coaches will
  motivate our student/athletes to always put forth
  their best effort in the development of their
  character, talents, and academic success. 
• http//www.nisd.net/athletics/

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What To Look For In A Strong Leader

• ___ Administrator
• Adheres to details / Supervision / Timeliness
• ___ Accessibility
• Willing to meet people / Family
  Friendly
• ___ Authority Figure
• Have power / Legal authority /
  Accountable /
• Doesnt have to use power to prove
  self
• ___ Disciplinarian
• Establishes rules of behavior /
  Creates controlled
• atmosphere

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• ___ Educational Leader
• Head teacher / Respected
  coaching/teaching ability
• Gives direction
• ___ Instructional Leader
• Knows what is good coaching / Athletic
  philosophy /
• Coaching methodology / Knows research
  of effective
• programs
• ___ Communicator
• To student/athletes, teachers,
  parents, community
• ___ Problem Solver
• Solves problems / Creative / Doesnt
  make snap
• judgments

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• ___ Decision Maker
• Makes tough decisions / Sound
  decisions /
• Seeks input
• ___ Advocate For Student/Athletes
• Schools exist for students /
• Stands up for what is right
• ___ Identity As A Person
• Be yourself / Be real / Athletics is
  life
• ___ Loyalty Hard Work
• To organization, goals, people /
• No substitute for hard work

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Roles Of An Inspirational Leader

• ___ Must have a vision.
• What is your shared purpose?
• ___ Must have goals.
• What is your purpose?
• ___ Recognize, Recognize, Recognize
• How do you recognize those that you lead?
• ___ Motivate others to put forth their best
  effort.
• How do you motivate others?

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How you lead does make a difference Whatever
it is, be yourself

• What can you learn as a leader from
• General Colin Powells Way

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Some things to think about from General Powell

• ___ Always look forward.
• ___ Put people in position for success.
• ___ Have a purpose What are we here for?
• ___ Take care of the troops they will get the
• job done.
• ___ Commend them.
• ___ Be ready to discipline / Get rid of.
• ___ All about connecting We are in this
• together.

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To be the best leader, dont practice like the
rest

• Do the things you really dont want to do.
• To be the best leader
• Be more humble
• Have more courage
• Care more

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Leadership Lessons Learned

• Hire The Best Available
• Recruit
• Sell Your School District
• Develop Who You Have
• Coachem up
• Coachem out
• Give Support To Receive Support
• Continuous Improvement
• Empowerment
• Relationships Have a sense of awareness
• Strong Cohesive Teams PLC Process

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Championship Team Building The PLC Way / The
Coachs Way

• What does your team look like?
• You are only as good as those around you

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The BIG IDEAS of our PLC

• We are committed to working together to achieve
  our collective purpose. We cultivate a
  collaborative culture through development of
  high-performing teams.
• We assess our effectiveness on the basis of
  results rather than intentions. We will look at
  relevant data and information to promote
  continuous improvement.
• Dufour,Dufour,Eaker

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The Coachs Way To Championship Team Building

• Teamwork is taught. You dont just lump a group
  of people together in a room and call them a team
  and expect them to behave like one.
• Coach Pat Summitt
• Attitude and chemistry are the factors that
  control winning, no matter what the talent
  level.
• Coach Gary Barnett

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Four Stages Of Team Development
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The Seven Cs(Common Characteristics of
Championship Teams)

• ___ Common Goal common focus
• ___ Commitment ownership
• ___ Complementary Roles all roles critical
• ___ Clear Communication open and honest
• ___ Constructive Conflict strengthens team
• ___ Cohesion respect
• ___ Credible Coaching belief in leader
• Championship Team Building - Jeff Janssen

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Assess Your Team(How well do you know your team?)

• List your strengths and areas for improvement.
• List the biggest obstacles which could keep your
  team from being successful.
• List the most important keys to your teams
  success this year.
• List your team leaders.
• Take an inventory of each team member
  strengths, limitations, obstacles, keys to
  coachem up (out).

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Coming together is a beginning,Keeping together
is progress,Working together is success.-
Henry Ford
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No Secret To Success

• Talent Teamwork Success
• A Coachs Way